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Tips pour in to investigators in search of missing boy near Durango

In this Nov. 26, 2012 photo, a missing poster of 13 year old Dylan Redwine hangs on a trail head sign next to Vallecito Reservoir in Vallecito. (Shaun Stanley, The Durango Herald)

An undated photo provided by the La Plata County, Colo., sheriff's office shows Dylan Redwine. Teams are searching around Vallecito Lakes, Colo., for 13-year-old Redwine who has been missing for a week. (La Plata County Sheriff's Office)

Tips, both locally and beyond, from the public about a teen who went missing in southwestern Colorado continue to pour in to investigators, police said Tuesday.

The Dylan Redwine Task Force, made up of investigators from several police agencies, local, state and federal, are working with a "tip folder" that's about 2-inches thick, according to a media release from the La Plata Sheriff's Office.

Redwine, 13, disappeared on Nov. 19 from his father's house outside Durango. The boy, who lives in Colorado Springs, was visiting his father for Thanksgiving.

A video surveillance photo of Dylan Redwine upon his arrival at Durango-La Plata Airport on Sunday, Nov. 18. (Courtesy of La Plata County Sheriff's Office)

Investigators and searches have concentrated on the Vallecito Lake area. The home of his father, Mark Redwine, has also been searched since that's the last place the boy was seen, the sheriff's office said.

"As this is an ongoing criminal investigation, the Task Force cannot comment on details about the search of Mark Redwine's home, details about video and photographs from community members that are being analyzed, or any other details on the investigation," said Dan Bender, a sheriff's office spokesman.

The Durango La Plata Crime Stoppers has a cash reward for information leading to Dylan's whereabouts. Crime Stoppers can be reached at 970-247-1112.

This story has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, the media release information was attributed to an incorrect sheriff's office.

Mark Redwine stands on his front porch in Vallecito next to a flier for his missing son. "I just want my son back," said Redwine, who wonders if Dylan became impatient and hitchhiked to visit friends. (Nancy Lofholm, The Denver Post)